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Death of a man in a rural area in mississippi. the man identified as 54-year-old otis bird was found hanging in a tree. the image of a black man hanging from a tree is a shocking and powerful one particularly in the south. speculation rooted in america's bloody racial history of lynch ing has begun to define coverage of this ens. both the fbi and department of justice are on the case. >> we would expect next week some time to find a preliminary report as to the cause of death. >> joy reid is in mississippi. joy, what have you learned and the latest on this investigation? >> reporter: well, as ...

Whether he was killed. as that proceeds. people are very calm. >> we don't know a lot until we get the results of the autopsy. what are officials looking to find out? >> well jonathan right now, what officials are doing is trying to re-create otis bird's last day. march 2nd is when he disappeared. what we do know is he went to a riverfront casino not far away from here. about 20 miles away. he went to the casino early in the day on march 2nd with a niece. he went home and then went back to the casino later in the day with a friend who dropped him off. a third person brought him back. he got ba...

The fbi says it's too early to say whether the black man hanging from a tree in mississippi died as a result of suicide or murder. plmt results on 54-year-old otis bird are expected next week. >> we want to reiterate that individual pieces of information and bits of rumors we're going to hold off on speaking to those until we can collectively come to a conclusion and get you the truth that everybody deserves. >> attorney general eric holder addressed the case in an interview and msnbc yesterday. >> the fbi, the civil rights dwigds division, the u.s. attorney for the southern drikt of mississip...

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The fbi joining the investigation in mississippi into the death of the african-american man found hanging from a tree. 54-year-old otis bird was missing for more than two weeks. he was found with a bed sheet around his neck and skull cap on his head. the exact cause of death is not determined. authorities cannot say if it was a suicide or homicide. following developments over allegations of police brutality over the university of virginia student outside a bar in charlottesville this week. the attorney for martese johnson disputes reports that the student had a fake id card. he was charged w...